1591. Spenser, Mother Hub. Tale, i. 558. Then made they revell route and goodly glee.
d. 1592. Greene, Works, 1. 175. Have a flurt and a crash, Now play reveldash.
1613. Purchas, Pilgrimage, 430. Laughing, singing, dauncing in honour of that God. After all this reuel-rout they demaund againe of the Demoniake if the God be appeased.
1619. Fletcher, Monsieur Thomas, p. 465. There is a strange thing like a gentlewoman, Like mistress Dorothy (I think the fiend), Crept into the nunnery, we know not which way, Plays revel-rout among us.
c. 1620. Fryar and Boye, ii. We'll break your spell Reply'd the revel-rout.
d. 1625. Rowlands, Hist. Rogues [Ribton-Turner, 582]. They chose a notable swaggering rogue called Puffing Dicke to reuell over them, who plaid revell-rout with them indeede.
1632. Brome, Queen's Exchange, ii. 2. Wilt thou forsake us, Jeffrey? then who shall daunce The hobby horse at our next Revel rout.
1707. Ward, Hud. Rediv., II. v. 16. Amongst the rest o' th' revel Rout, Two crazy Watchmen crawl'd about.
1713. Rowe, Jane Shore, i. 1. "My brother—rest and pardon to his soul—Is gone to his account: for this, his minion, The revel-rout is done."
Revenge, subs. (common).—An
opportunity for recouping or
retaliation.
1710. Swift, Pol. Conv., iii. Lady Smart. Well, Miss, you'll have a sad husband, you have such good luck at cards. Miss. Well, my Lady Smart, I'll give you revenge whenever you please.
Revenge in lavender, phr. (old).—A vengeance in store; a ROD IN PICKLE (q.v.).—B. E. (c. 1696); Grose (1785).
Reverence. See Sir Reverence.
Reverent, adj. (American).—See
quot.
1886. American Slang [The State, 20 May, 217]. A whisky or brandy which is held in merited respect for very superior potency is entitled reverent, from the same kind of fancy which led the Scotch to call a whisky-jar 'a greybeard.'
Reversed, adj. (old).—'A Man
set (by Bullies) on his Head, and
his Money turn'd out of his
Breeches.'—B. E. and Grose.
Review. Review of the Black
Cuirassiers, subs. phr. (old).—A
visitation of the clergy.—Grose.
Reviver, subs. (common).—A
drink; a pick-me-up (q.v.); a
GO (q.v.).
1876. Besant and Rice, Golden Butterfly. It was but twelve o'clock, and therefore early for revivers of any sort.
2. (common).—A mending tailor: cf. TRANSLATOR. Hence, as verb. = to mend; to patch.
1864. The Times, 2nd Nov. Revivers, who rejuvenate seedy black coats, and, for the moment, make them look as good as new.
1865. Cassell's Paper, Article, 'Old Clo'.' They are now past 'clobbering,' 'reviving,' or 'translating.'
Rev-lis, subs. (back slang).—Silver.
Reward, subs. (kennel).—Supper:
specifically the blood and entrails
of the quarry.—B. E. (c. 1696).
Rex. To play rex, verb. phr.
(old).—To handle roughly and
terribly; to PLAY HELL WITH
(q.v.).
1586. Warner, Alb., 1. vi. 22. With these did Hercules play rex . . . Not one escapes his deadly hand that dares to show his head.
1599. Breton, Dream of Str. Effects, 17. Love with Rage kept such a reakes that I thought they would have gone mad together.
